ISSUE 25: SPRING 2014 HAS BLOOMED!

Artists, Writers, Friends, and Foes! The Puritan is back with another electrifying issue brimming with contemporary lit, lit-commentary, and the second half of our supplement, “Bridging the Literary Border.” That’s right—it’s Issue 25: Spring 2014! Our parent issue contains three new works of fantastic fiction by Andrew Forbes, Victoria Hetherington, and Trevor Corkum. It boasts powerful new poems by Jessie Jones, Andrew McEwan, Sarah Pinder, Liz Worth, Stevie Howell, and philip gordon. You’ll also read an essay by Jason Freure on Toronto’s architectural landscape (and future), as well as Phoebe Wang’s timely and in-depth interview with poet and critic Anita Lahey. But like last time, that’s only half of the Puritan experience. Delve into “Bridging the Literary Border, Part II” (again curated by Puritan Associate Editor E Martin Nolan) to discover a host of border-centric commentary and original poetry, this time widening the net beyond the U.S.–Canadian border to include a number of works by and regarding Portuguese-speaking authors. First, we’re thrilled to bring you Dean Thomas Ellis’s new translations of Portuguese poetry! Read lyrics (in English!) by Portuguese poet Maria Teresa Horta and by lauded Brazilian poets Adélia Freitas, Cecília Merieles, and Lucida Godoi. Be sure to read the new insightful essay by Ira Wells on matters of Canadian–U.S. national character (and comedy). Check out curator E Martin Nolan’s wide-ranging interview on Canadian, American, and British literary identities with three fantastic authors and critics: Molly Peacock, Robert McGill, and Jason Guriel. Then plunge into four all-new reviews: Matthew R. Loney’s take on Jacinto Pires’s The True Actor (translated by our own Dean Thomas Ellis and Jaime Braz), Oona Patrick’s study of Amy Brill’s The Movement of Stars, Andrew Blackman’s parsing of Colum McCann’s TransAtlantic, and Jaclyn Qua-Hiansen’s reflections on Mémoria: An Anthology of Portuguese Canadian Writers, Edited by Fernanda Viveiros. With spring in the air, it’s time to shake off the old and usher in the new—do so now with Issue 25: Spring 2014 of The Puritan.